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This trope has two core qualities: social skills and contrast to the rest of the group. They're the only girl, the only old person, the only civilian, etc.

 

 

 

* ''[[Crest of the Stars]]'' deconstructs this trope with how Jinto feels about being forced into this role. Because he seems to get along with everyone (perhaps because he wasn't born into Abh society like everyone else) he has to act as a go-between both inside the Basroil's crew and with other soldiers. This means shouldering everyone's emotional baggage and translating for the one receiving the message.

* One would think Maia was the Face in ''[[Daphne in the Brilliant Blue]]'' being the friendly and helpful [[The Chick|Chick]] she is, but it's actually [[The Smart Guy|Shizuka]] with the social network.

* ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]'': Jinpei, the only child on the team, certainly has a way with other children. The series may in fact be the [[Trope Codifier]] for the [[Five-Man Band]].

* ''[[Witch Hunter Robin]]'': Chief Inspector Shintarō Kosaka represents the STNJ to other organizatons and passes on the office's reports to the parent organization SOLOMON. He has a lot of friends in the police department and all he has to do is call one of them to get info on suspects.

 

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* In the ''[[BattleTech]]'' RPG one of the pre-made character archetypes is called the Faceman, basically a mix between a public relations manager and a lawyer, who works for a mercenary company. While he is next to useless in any fight it is mentioned that merc commands that don't have one of these guys usually go under within a year, often before seeing a single battle, thanks to legal, bureaucratic and monetary issues.

** The [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Clans']] merchant caste generally plays this role for the Clans who are willing to deal with the Inner Sphere. Merchants still see the Spheroids as destructive primitives but are able put this aside and hide their feelings during negotiations, unlike the other castes (''especially'' the [[Smug Super|warriors]]), to score a good deal.

* In ''[[Legend of the Five Rings]]'' Courtiers are explicitly designed to play this role, as even though most [[PCs]] should have basic social skills to survive Rokugan's complicated system of etiquette and conversation, it helps to have someone who can recruit allies and deal with gossip and slander. In a pinch, Air Shugenjas and more politically oriented Magistrates and Bushi (particularly from the Scorpion or Crane Clans) can fill this role.

* ''[[Shadowrun]]'': Any character with a high Charisma and Social Skills like Etiquette, Interrogation, Leadership and Negotiation.

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

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